Accord is a wide coalition of organisations, including religious groups, humanists, trade unions and human rights campaigners. We share a common view on many issues to do with state-funded schools and believe that the current legislation on faith schools in particular is counter-productive.
We campaign to make admissions and recruitment policies in all state-funded schools free from discrimination on grounds of religion or belief.
We want schools to follow an objective, fair and balanced syllabus for education about religious and non-religious beliefs.
We want accountability under a single inspection regime for Religious Education, Personal, Social & Health (PSHE) education and Citizenship.
We believe all schools should provide their pupils with inclusive, inspiring and stimulating assemblies in place of compulsory acts of worship.
Accord has urged that new statutory relationships and sex education guidance should require schools to promote LGBT inclusivity and provide information about accessing sexual health services.
Accord has welcomed comments this morning by Ofsted Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, warning of education institutions that wish to narrow young people’s horizons and segregate.
The local authority believed to have the largest number of local children attending unregistered schools has this week formally urged that public agencies be given new powers to deal with the problem.
The Accord Coalition for Inclusive Education has urged the new Education Secretary Damian Hinds to implement inclusive reforms and ensure personal interests do not influence his new public duties.